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(Composer, Arranger, Instrumentalist and Co-Producer): Dr. L is an Ottawa-based musician with an established reputation for outstanding arrangements, live performances, and original compositions. His growing body of original work includes pop/rock, jazz and sacred choral music. Classically trained in the U.S., but based in Ottawa, Dr. L is a top-tier arranger with a gift for complex instrumentation. In addition to being a respected choir director, Dr. L has also performed as an arranger and/or accompanist on CJOH TV, the new RO, for Mirvish Productions, as well as clients in the U.S. and Canada including over 100 competitors at Kiwanis annually. He has a loyal following within the Ottawa music scene for original pop/musical theatre arrangements, recordings and competitions. He earned his 'Dr.' moniker from a Ph.D. in electronic engineering and a CEO stint in the high tech world. It has distinguished him as being uniquely multi-talented with producer/entrepreneurial skills that complement his musicianship and enhance the reputation of his studio, Dr. L's Music.
(Lyricist, Writer and Co-Producer): Lila Rose has had a distinguished career in the creative development end of the Canadian film and television industry. She has contributed to award winning programs that have aired on Teletoon, CTV, YTV and Global. Her screenplay credits include the romantic comedy feature film WISH, (co-written with Carolyn Hay), which was a finalist for the prestigious Writers Guild of Canada administered, "Charles Israel Award" for best new screenplay. A York University theatre grad, Lila is also a former VP of Development for a Toronto-based production company. She also worked in Vancouver throughout the mid-late 90's for a critically acclaimed Vancouver-based production company. Her credits include co-creator of "RoboRoach" the animated series on Teletoon, as well as creative contributions to series such as "The Adventures of Shirley Holmes" and the prime time drama, "Madison", which was dubbed, 'one of the best series ever made in Canada' by the Globe & Mail.
(Vocalist: Maren, The Impulsive Heartbreaker): Becky has won four consecutive gold medals in the Ottawa Kiwanis Music Festival including both pop and musical theatre categories. She also fronted the band Factor Eight, which won first place in the Eastern Ontario New Music Festival. She performed solo for 16,000 people at the Corel Centre for the World Youth Day Ceremonies in 2001 and has appeared at the National Arts Centre in "Carmina Burana" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream" with Christopher Plummer. In Canada, Becky made front page headlines, had many radio interviews, has been an invited radio host and has even judged Ottawa's Kiwanis Idol -- all from her amazing "Moondance" in Canadian Idol 2004 that Canada is still talking about! Becky has studied vocals for 11 years and is passionately focused on music, drama and dance. Learn more on an unofficial Becky Abbott fan website
(Vocalist: Jen, The Other Woman): An award winning competitor, Stacey is a CJOH Homegrown Cafe winner and has frequently taken top honors and trophies in the Ottawa Kiwanis Music Festival including first prizes at the provincial level. She also won the Young Artists Provincial Tour with the Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association (ORMTA). She has been a featured pop performer on YTV, has appeared with the N.A.C.'s Opera Lyra and has been a popular fixture with The Company of Musical Theatre. In 2003, she founded the Stacey Ingrey Music Studio based in Kanata, Ontario.
(Vocalist: Quin, The Woman Scorned): Brianna is the 2004 and 2005 Trillium Kiwanis Club Award winner (Ottawa) for the most outstanding performance, pop vocal category. She's been studying voice since the age of twelve, and is a natural performer having placed 1st in the Ottawa/Carleton board-wide public speaking competition at age 11. She's performed in several musicals including "The Pirates of Penzance" as a maiden, "Fiddler on the Roof" as Chava, "Oliver" as Widow Corney, and "Oklahoma" as Ado-Annie. She also appeared in "Antigone" which was the winning entry into the SEARS festival (2004) and performed as a guest at "The Full House". She also sang on stage with "Summer Sizzle" throughout SuperEx2004. In Ottawa, Canada Brianna's picture could be seen in newspapers for singing the national anthem at the Renegades' games, and for singing in CTV's Canadian Idol 2004.
